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Franklin/Grand Isle Counties Calendar of Events!

Click for: Mom's Night Out! Sept 4 & Oct 2 (First Thursday of every month)
Click for: FACT: Fathers & Children Together Sept 3, 10, 17, 24 and Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 on Wednesday nights!
Click for: Shadows of the Moon (ASD) Sept 30 & Oct 28 (Last Tuesday of every month)
Click for: NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Sept 3 & 10 and Oct 1 & 15 (1st & 3rd Wednesdays)
Click for: Supporting Parents Team Sept 18 & Oct 16 (3rd Thursday of every month)
Click for: Kinship Care Support Group Sept 17 & Oct 15 (3rd Wednesdays)

(Some support groups are ongoing even if dates above are passed)
For September/October 2008 The Special Times Newsletter: click at right to download Word file click for word doc or pdf file
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Join us for the VNA Fathers & Children Together (FACT) Groups
Bring your child for a fun night with dad! Give your child’s mom a night off!

FACT brings dads and children together in groups. FACT is a fun place for dads to ‘tune up’ their parenting skills and connect with their kids through play and learning. All expectant dads and dads with children ages birth to 6 welcome. VNA FACT has been supporting dads and kids since 1993.
Find a VNA FACT group in your area:
Town                Location                                             Day and Time
Winooski           Winooski Family Center                    Mondays 5:30-7:30
Burlington          VNA Family Rm, 20 Allen St             Tuesdays 5:00-7:30
St. Albans         St. Albans Family Center                   Wed.  5:30-7:30
Milton                 Milton Family &Community Center   Thurs. 5:30-7:30
  • Free!
  • Don’t cook – eat dinner at FACT
  • Learn more ways to be a great dad
  • For dads and kids, or just dad:
    • Activities
    • Playgroup
    • Fieldtrips
For more information about FACT and other programs for dads, call the VNA at (800) 427-1908 or 860-4420, check out www.vnacares.org or email Steve Mojica at mojica@vnacares.org
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Mom’s Night Out!
 First Thursday of Every Month
 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  |  The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans
Take some time once a month for you.  You deserve a break.
 2008
September 4 Stress Relief with LP & BM
October 2 Relaxing with LW
November 6 Thankful with NW
December 4 Wrap Night with LP
Contact Betty Morse, Family Resource Coordinator, at 524-6574-ext. 212 for more information
Sponsored by The Family, Infant & Toddler Program of Franklin/Grand Isle Counties, Parent to Parent of Vermont and The Joshua Project
Come on!   Get out!

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Shadows of The Moon
A support group for families and individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Please come and join us to talk, learn and even teach each other.
Where:  The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

(Last Tuesday of every month)

Free and open to all
For more information, please call: Cheryl at (802) 868-3658 or Laura at (802) 849-2817
 We all can’t be stars, but we can all twinkle a little…
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NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Franklin/Grand Isle Chapter
1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month
6-8pm at the Church of the Rock, Route 104, St. Albans
Our support group is for family members and close friends of mental health consumers. If you have a loved one with a serious mental illness and you need some support, give us a call. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nancy.
Contact: Nancy Riley at 933-5169
(The NAMI Vermont Office is 1-800-639-6480.)

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Supporting Parents Team
(3rd Thursday of every month)
6-8 pm  The Family Center, 27 Lower Newton Street, St. Albans, Vermont
We are a group of parents of children with special needs that would like to support other parents of children with special needs with the knowledge and skills we have gained through our experiences. Our mission is to nurture and support families whose children have a chronic illness or disability, and/or have been born prematurely; to encourage the implementation of family-centered policies and practices at all levels.

  • F/GI Region Child Development Clinic Family Advisory Group
  • Grow a network of supporting and supported parents
  • Community Events & Workshops
  • Promote Family Leadership in our Community
A light supper will be provided. For more information, contact Betty Morse, Family Resource Coordinator at 524-6574-ext. 212. We need you!
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Kinship Care Support Group
(3rd Wednesdays)
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Workforce Investment Board Training Center, Precision Tool Building, Swanton
This group has been formed to provide support for the many families in our area who are raising grandchildren, siblings, and other relatives. Join our conversations on coping, caring for children, resources and services.
Free childcare is available.
To find out more information, or directions to the site, contact Kathleen Hazen (facilitator) at 796-3013 or Starr at 285-2102.